Strange Fascination
Some secrets are better left buried....
The third in a new series about witches, magic ...and Essex Girls!
It’s summer in Adders Fork. The sun is out, the sky is blue and things are going swimmingly for Rosie Strange, thank you very much. But when developers roll into the sleepy village and move a centuries-old boulder, said to mark the grave of a notorious witch, all hell breaks out.
Within hours a slew of peculiar phenomena descend upon the village causing unimaginable havoc. When a severed head is discovered atop the boulder, the locals can take no more and storm the Witchcraft Museum to demand action. Could an ancient treasure offer a motive for murder? Can Rosie and Sam unravel the mystery? And what is worse - as the body count starts to mount and the hysteria rises, can Rosie resolve some mysteries of her own?
Reviews
'How Moore juggles a large cast of secondary characters while giving each of them their own agency and personality and avoiding the trap of Midsomer Murders stereotypes is… well… annoyingly impressive. Let’s also not forget Rosie and Sam. They’re still a dream-team of smart one-liners and sexual tensions, and here they’re doing their best work yet.' - Ian White, STARBURST
All in all I think this book - and the series its part of - an absolute triumph, with its own distinct voice, humour and - at the centre - a rather sweetly romantic story. The last word should go to Rosie. Asked whether "Some secrets are better left buried" she replies "No... I think it's better to face the strange, however painful... that might be." - BLUE BOOK BALLOON
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